Yeah, yeah. I know we are a month away.
But it’s going to be one heckuva tournament.
The whole NCAA basketball season has been punctuated by UPSETS. Ranked teams get beaten lower-ranked or even unranked teams on a regular basis.
Tournament winners from 32 conferences get automatic bids to the tournament. The Selection Committee picks 36 additional teams for a total of 68. The following conference tournament winners get automatic bids:
AMERICA EAST VERMONT (26-6, 15-1)
AMERICAN ATHLETIC UAB (20-11, 12-6)
ATLANTIC 10 DUQUESNE (20-11, 10-8)
ACC NC STATE (17-14, 9-11)
ATLANTIC SUN STETSON U. (22-12, 11-5)
BIG 12 IOWA STATE (24-7, 13-5)
BIG EAST CONNECTICUT (28-3, 18-2)
BIG SKY MONTANA STATE (14-17, 9-9)
BIG SOUTH LONGWOOD (21-13, 6-10)
BIG TEN ILLINOIS (23-8, 14-6)
BIG WEST LONG BEACH STATE (18-14, 10-10)
COASTAL ATHLETIC CHARLESTON (25-7, 15-3)
CONFERENCE USA WESTERN KENTUCKY (19-11, 8-8)
HORIZON LEAGUE OAKLAND (21-11, 15-5)
IVY LEAGUE YALE (20-9, 11-3)
METRO ATLANTIC SAINT PETER’S (16-13, 12-8)
MID-AMERICAN AC AKRON (21-10, 13-5)
MID-EASTERN AC HOWARD (15-16, 9-5)
MISSOURI VALLEY DRAKE U. (28-6, 16-4)
MOUNTAIN WEST NEW MEXICO (22-9, 10-8)
NORTHEAST WAGNER (15-15, 7-9)
OHIO VALLEY MOREHEAD STATE (26-8, 14-4)
PAC 12 OREGON (20-11, 12-8)
PATRIOT LEAGUE COLGATE (24-9, 16-3)
SEC AUBURN (24-7, 13-5)
SOUTHERN SAMFORD (28-5, 15-3)
SOUTHLAND MCNEESE STATE (28-3, 17-1)
SWAC GRAMBLING STATE (17-14, 14-4)
SUMMIT LEAGUE SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (20-12, 12-4)
SUN BELT JAMES MADISON (31-3, 15-3)
WEST COAST SAINT MARY’S (CA) (24-7, 15-1)
WAC GRAND CANYON (27-4, 17-3)
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